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Re: Eu2.1: how disable special WINDOWS keys?

• Posted by Dan B Moyer <DANMOYER at PRODIGY.NET> Aug 29, 2000
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Well,

I came up with a relatively simple, marginally acceptable solution to
"disabling" the special Windows keys on some keyboards:  JUST REBOOT IN DOS
MODE!  Kinda obvious in retrospect. :)

Not such a good solution for a kids program, but it's the best I have come
up with.  Would much rather have a (solid) programmatic solution, though.

Dan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan B Moyer" <DANMOYER at prodigy.net>
To: "Euphoria Mail List" <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 8:02 PM
Subject: Eu2.1: how disable special WINDOWS keys?


> I'm starting to re-do a kid's "keybanger" program I started but didn't
> finish a while back, & I just realized that there are "special" keys on
> newer keyboards that activate WINDOWS stuff, (like the start menu,
simulated
> right mouse click), which I *can't* have happening for a kid banging away
on
> the keyboard (not just mine, but any who might use the program);
>
>  so does anyone know how can I DISABLE those keys from functioning????
>
> (I already made the LOCKABLE keys "disabled" by recurrently resetting them
> with a poke, but I don't have any info about those "special" windows
keys.)
>
> Dan Moyer
>